The Knee Jerks: Eno and Big Al - Pistons make waves at the trade deadline

The Knee Jerks, Eno and Big Al, delve into the latest news in the Big 4 pro teams in Detroit this week, starting the Detroit Pistons making waves at the NBA trade deadline, the latest from Lakeland from the Detroit Tigers, the status of the Detroit Red Wings as the NHL trade deadline looms and the Detroit Lions pushing for changes in the NFL challenge system.

Topic:

The Pistons acquire guard Reggie Jackson from OKC and Tayshaun Prince from Boston at the NBA teade deadline.
Is an Oaklahoma City Thunder backup the Pistons' point guard of the future? Stan Van Gundy thinks so.
Prince believes he was screwed out of a contract buyout by the Boston Celtics.
Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera are on track to be ready for the Tigers' Opening Day lineup.
Hoping to minimize concussion issues, Tigers catcher Alex Avila has switched to goalie style mask and changed his crouch behind the plate.
MLB institutes rules changes to speed up the game.
The Red Wings are going to make the playoffs, but shoudl they mortgage a part of their future by trading youth for a right-hand shooting defenseman?
Where is Johan Franzen?
Giving praise where praise is due to Red Wings' GM Ken Holland.
Lions' GM Martin Mayhew believes penalty flags should be eligible to be challenged.
 

All that plus the Jerk of the Week!

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! Eno and Big Al's podcast archive can be found the Sports Geeks Radio Network.